Denoting something of high quality, esp. something from the past or characteristic of the best period of a person's work

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a vintage Sherlock Holmes adventure

Noun

The year or place in which wine, esp. wine of high quality, was produced

A wine of high quality made from the crop of a single identified district in a good year

Wine

The harvesting of grapes for winemaking

The grapes or wine produced in a particular season

The time that something of quality was produced

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rifles of various sizes and vintages

Web Definitions:

a season's yield of wine from a vineyard

the oldness of wines

Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. ...

Vintage – Duke Ellington Songbook is a jazz duo album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and tenor saxophonist / flutist Lew Tabackin. It was released in Japan in June 2008 on the T-toc Records label.

Vintage is an album by Michael Bolton, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Vintage was the first album recorded by Canned Heat in 1966, although it did not see actual release until 1970 under Janus Records. ...

East West is the fifth release from East West. Vintage, a remastered edition, was released in 2003.

Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975), better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actress who was part of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.

A vehicle built between 1915 and 1942 in stock or unmodified condition.

When a vintage is used for a cigar, it usually refers to the year the tobacco was harvested, not the year the cigar was made.

A photograph printed within a very few years of the date when the negative was made. Prints made recently from original negatives that are old are called modern prints.

the year in which carbon credits were generated. It is possible to buy credits years in advance of when the emissions reductions will occur. Some companies will only buy credits generated in the same year as the emissions being offset

The corresponding year in which the emission reductions that a carbon offset represents were created.

The year in which the grapes were harvested.

The year in which a wine was produced.

The year of origin or age of a unit of capital stock (e.g. a building or a car).

The vintage of a REC is the date that the electric generation associated with the REC was measured by the system operator or utility meter at the generator site. The vintage of a generator or generating facility is the date that the facility was placed into service.

A term that refers to the year that purchased green power was generated. Refer to the Green Power Partners Program Requirements (19 pp, 520K, About PDF) for more information.

If a vintage date appears on a label (e.g. 1998) it means that at least 95% of the wine must be from grapes grown in that year.

A wine produced from a single year of grapes, versus nonvintage, which combines several years.

Refers to something genuinely from the past that is valued for its age, condition, style, or other qualities not available as a new product. Generally not as old as antiques.

Characterized by a specific year of origin or appearance, vintage art is an homage to images broadly from 1920-1980’s. It is sometimes referred to as “retro”. A style with a feeling of age.

Usually refers to cards from the the 1930s through the 1960s, but could mean any card at least twenty-five years old.

Old or second-hand previously worn or not can be sold for a good price.

A high quality wine made from the harvest of a single identified district in a good year.